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The performance horse industry is set for yet another offering of outstanding cutting horses. Stan Thomas, owner of Three Trees Ranch Inc., Newnan, Ga., is dispersing of his horses in a sale on Friday, Oct. 15. The auction is managed by Troy Stewart and it’s being held at EE Ranches in Whitesboro, Texas, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Thomas, a real estate developer, was a regular at the National Cutting Horse Association sales a few years back. He purchased a number of high-profile horses, including the high-selling yearlings in 2004 (Catalaney, $300,000), 2006 (Imirage and Ruby Reyn, $285,000 each) and 2007 (Curlys Cowgirl, $500,000). According to Stewart, Thomas is selling approximately 50 horses in the October sale, and EE Ranches also has some consigned. There will be 65-70 horses sold in all.

“This is the best set of horses, pedigree wise, that I’ve ever seen at a sale,” Stewart said.

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We have received the results for the 2nd Annual Prairie Harvest Horse Sale held August 15, 2010 at Johnstone Auction Mart Ltd. in Moose Jaw, SK

70 horses total

High seller was Lot #34 at $4300.

The top 5 horses averaged $3800.

The top 10 horses averaged $3315.

The top 20 horses averaged $2580.

The total sale average was $1065.

You can download a pdf of the sale catalogue here.

Jack Waggoner & Susan Waggoner are having a court-ordered dispersal sale of their horses on October 29 & 30. The two stallions – High Brow Cat who is the industry’s leading stallion with offspring who have earned over $40 million and Smart Aristocrat will NOT be selling in the sale.

Western Bloodstock is handling the sale and advise there are 213 consignments – all to be sold on the Saturday. All horses will be sold to the highest bidders. Viewing and demos will be held on Friday.

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The competition winner was Maverick – an 8 year old gray grade quarter horse gelding consigned by Terry Andersen and ridden by Ricky Anderson.   Terry went home with $1500 in prize money plus a fancy buckle sponsored by Pheasantback Golf & Country Club – Jim Risler.  Maverick sold for $6500 to Davis Cox who was presented with a jacket donated by Tom’s Boots in Stettler.

The high selling horse was a 3 year old palomino AQHA gelding prospect consigned by Murray & Joanne Pole and sold to Bailey Durie of Bashaw.  Stormy Ice by Tug Two Chex out of Docs White Ice sold for $7000.

The competition horses averaged $4311/hd, the prospects averaged $2314 with the overall sale average being $3438.  The sale of prospects definitely underscored the value of training in these top ranch horses.

Thank you for all your efforts at Northernhorse.com in promoting our competition and sale.  It definitely had a strong influence in the success of the show.

If you are interested in how the horses sold at the big Western Horse Sales Unlimited Sale In Saskatchewan be sure to check out the results they have posted on their website.  http://www.pedersenhorses.com/results.html. There is certainly more optimism in the market than we had last year and the year before. Here at Northernhorse.com we see lots of horses selling and lots of interest in horses that are suitable for various disciplines.

Saturday, April 17 was one of the first sun-shiny days of spring in Billings, Montana, and the Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch was the perfect meeting place that day for real ranch cowboys and cowgirls with good horses to sell and prospective buyers who came from across the country looking for reliable mounts. It was the fourth annual “REAL” Ranch Horse Invitational Sale, and dependable geldings were in high demand once again this year.

This well-attended sale organized by the Montana Ranch Horse Association is where genuine ranch-made horses preview fresh and unridden before the crowd the morning of the sale, in an effort to show the true character of each horse. Horse hands brought their offerings to the sale this year from ranches in Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Idaho. A team roping preview and an open ranch horse competition held the day before the sale gave sellers a chance to show off any sale horses with arena merit. Continue Reading »

The folks from Johnstone Auction Mart Ltd. in Moose Jaw, SK have given us the following results from the Prairie Spring Horse Sale that was on May 16, 2010.

Prairie Spring Horse Sale Results – May 16, 2010
66 horses totalRiding horses sold up to $9000   High seller was Lot #29 at $9000   The top 5 horses averaged $4850   The top 10 horses averaged $4015   The top 20 horses averaged $3203   The total sale average was $1871Mares with foals sold up to $2200Yearlings sold up to $1400

Thanks to Johnstone Auction Mart

Dunit On The Range (photo by Bruce Browarny)

The prestigious 2009 World Championship Sale managed by Professional Auction Service, Inc., was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 16, 2009. The Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA) is pleased to recognize Rinzema Quarter Horses of Keene, Ontario, who bred and consigned one of the highest selling horses in the sale. The auction service’s official results report the 2010 total sale prices at $1,492,200, averaging $5,311 on 281 lots sold, up 10% over the 2008 average. (All prices are quoted in US currency).

Dunit On The Range, consigned by Bill Rinzema, topped the performance horse section at $41,500 and was purchased by Gail Beaver Torsell of Centre Hall, PA. The yearling red roan stallion is sired by Open Range and out of Emerald Selection, by Selection So Simple. Emerald Selection is a 2001 red dun mare who earned 70 AQHA Western Pleasure points. Continue Reading »

The Actual Average for the Western Bloodstock’s 10th Annual NCHA Futurity Sale on December 8 thru 13, 2009 at $13,260 was only down slightly from the 2008 average of $13,688 . The fact that this year’s average is still the 2nd lowest average of the past 10 years makes me think  there were still some excellent buying opportunities at this year’s sale.

Out of 974 lots offered, 778 sold. That makes 80% completed sales.

More stats at NCHA Futurity Sales

Just a note to let you know how the Canadian Classic Sale went on October 31. We had 58 horses catalogued with 54 going through the ring and selling for a total sale average of $3739. High seller was Lot #8, Smalltown Zip, a 2001 mare finished as a barrel horse. She was consigned by Gaugler QH and sold to Jamie McIldoon of Vermilion for $10400. Reserve high seller and high selling gelding was Lot #9, Harlans Peppy Jac, a 2003 gelding that had a lot of pasture experience and a solid heading horse. He was consigned by Rafter H Livestock and sold to Irvine Carson, Maidstone, SK for $10000. Continue Reading »